Description

Hillside Select est un vin rouge qui impressionne chaque année les critiques et provient de vignobles soigneusement sélectionnés à Stags Leap. Il exprime les arômes de fruits noirs et la texture veloutée qui caractérisent le Cabernet sauvignon. Ses tanins fermes promettent une longue évolution en bouteille

Fiche technique

Le domaine
Shafer Vineyards
Type de vin
Rouge
Millésime
2019
Alcool
15.5% vol.
Cépage
100% Cabernet sauvignon
Origine
Napa Valley

Dégustation

Nez
Arômes de mûre, de cerise noire, de terre chaude et d'épices cuites au four.
Bouche
Les saveurs font écho aux arômes du vin, ajoutant des couches juteuses de fruits de mûre d'été, de compote de baies, de cannelle, de prunes rouges et noires vives et de moka avec une finale longue et rayonnante.

Vignoble et élaboration

Elevage
Rouge crianza de 32 mois en fûts neufs de chêne français.

L'avis des experts

Jeb Dunnuck:

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select is another magical vintage for this cuvée. All Cabernet Sauvignon from hillside vineyards on the eastern side of Stags Leap, it offers a vivid purple hue as well as extraordinary notes of cassis, black raspberries, violets, camphor, and spring flowers, with perfectly integrated background oak. Full-bodied but not massive, it’s flawlessly balanced on the palate and has ultra-fine tannins, a seamless, elegant mouthfeel, and a great, great finish. It’s another 30- to 40-year wine from this incredible team that readers will absolutely love.

James Suckling:

A beautiful nose of pitted cherries, redcurrants, fresh herbs and violets. Full-bodied with fine, structured tannins. More gravelly, mineral and dark than the nose lets on. Savory almost. Terrific depth and concentration that keeps the palate flavorful through the generous finish. Chocolate, sage, rosemary, bark and moss. Layered. Superb wine. Needs time to come together. Best after 2024 and onward.

 

The Wine Advocate:

Sourced from specific blocks of estate-grown fruit, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select is another highly successful vintage. All Cabernet Sauvignon aged 32 months in 100% new French oak, it boasts intense aromas of pencil shavings, dark loam, cassis and plum on the nose, while the palate is full-bodied, super-ripe, rich, dense and concentrated—a truly impressive California vin de garde. Tannic but ripe, it finishes long and firm on the finish, adding a hint of mocha. To be released in September 2023, it's a strong showing and hopefully an indication that quality will remain high under the new ownership.

Wine Enthusiast:

This broad, rich and mouthfilling wine is Shafer's most elite and collectible. Aged for 32 months in all-new French oak barrels, it boasts extra-ripe blackberries and blueberries, accents of mint, cedar and graphite, and a big structure of polished tannins. Tempting to drink soon for its indulgent flavors, the wine should be best from 2027–2037.